Ho Chi Minh City and Japan’s Osaka city have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in low-carbon city development.

 French President Francois Hollande’s visit to Vietnam will give an impulse to the countries’ strategic partnership to develop more substantively, President Tran Dai Quang told media on September 6. 

 French President Francois Hollande talked to students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) on September 6 during his State visit to Vietnam from September 5-7. 

 Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his French counterpart Francois Hollande agreed on various measures to boost the countries’ relations during their talks in Hanoi on September 6 morning as part of the French President’s State visit to Vietnam. 

ASEAN needs to define priorities and devise creative ways to effectively implement set plans relating to the organisational structure of the group and intra-bloc links in politics, economy and socio-culture.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with visiting French President Francois Hollande in Hanoi on September 6. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,500 athletes from 42 countries and territories have registered to compete in the fifth Asian Beach Games in Da Nang City from September 24 to October 3.

Not a few Vietnamese people have spent millions of VND buying expensive novel pets imported from abroad. Let’s check out 7 strange pets:

VietJet and Airbus have finalized a $2.39 billion order for 20 more A321s in Hanoi today. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and his French counterpart François Hollande.

 State-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) may replace Vietnam’s oil and gas group PetroVietnam to develop the long-delayed thermal power plant Quang Trach 1 in the central province of Quang Binh, according to newswire Phapluatvietnam.vn.

 Even though the buffalo fighting festival in Hanoi's Phuc Tho District was banned over concerns of cruelty to animals, the buffalo fights were still held over the National Day holiday this year.

 The ‘Hanoi – Essence of Traditional Crafts’ festival will be held at Thang Long Royal Citadel on September 29.

At the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang, French President Francois Hollande on September 5 began a three-day State visit to Vietnam.

 Vietnam-France strategic partnership

Vietnamese consultancy firms are now advising wealthy Vietnamese to apply for citizenship in countries which have more open regulations, especially in Europe.

VietNamNet Bridge - A video filmed by a parent showing images of fourth and fifth graders carrying tables has been posted on the internet, causing controversy.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been making updates to the national climate change and sea level rise scenario.

 The French software company Linagora and the Hanel DTT joint-venture will support the northern province of Quang Ninh in developing an e-government ( Egov) and training human resources. 

 Important milestones in VN-France relations

 Hanoi’s Department of Transport has unveiled a detailed plan for the city transportation with upgraded bridges and expressways to attempt to resolve the city’s congestion problem by 2030.